Exactly 1,270 of the 2,430 physician assistant professionals employed in Georgia, work in Atlanta. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of physician assistant professionals in Atlanta has grown by 28%. As the number of physician assistant professionals in Atlanta has increased, overall employment in Atlanta has also increased.

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As the number of physician assistant professionals in Atlanta has grown, salaries for physician assistant professionals have also increased. In 2010 Atlanta physician assistant professionals earned an average yearly salary of $83,490. Four years earlier in 2006, physician assistant professionals in Atlanta made an average salary of $76,640 per year. The growth in the salary of physician assistant professionals in Atlanta is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Atlanta physician assistant professionals earn a median yearly salary of $82,420. The difference in pay between the physician assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 73%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $62,960 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $108,610 per year.

On average physician assistant professional salaries in Atlanta are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited physician assistant school in the city. Many of Atlanta's physician assistant professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in physician assistant offered by Atlanta's physician assistant school.

In 2010 approximately 51 students completed physician assistant courses.